US Officials Now Experts on Saudi Nuclear Intentions
The Hill breathlessly reports that a US nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia wouldn't put Riyadh on the path to a bomb, echoing official Washington's latest narrative. This convenient analysis overlooks Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's 2018 declaration to CBS that if Iran developed a nuclear weapon, Saudi Arabia would 'follow suit as soon as possible.' Such statements, previously flagged as
alarming, are now apparently just diplomatic banter when there's a lucrative package of arms—and a normalization deal with Israel—on the table. Funny how the 'existential threat' narrative against Iran is always valid, but Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions become 'manageable' when US weapons manufacturers stand to profit. This isn't about non-proliferation; it's about brokering deals, shifting
alliances, and ensuring the military-industrial complex keeps humming. One might call it selective concern, if one weren't so diligently avoiding uncomfortable truths.